Bass Guitar Preamp Kit For Sale (2024 Update)

Overall: I have put this preamp in two of my basses now and I absolutely love it. Super easy to install with no issues!!! This preamp has several cool features I love. For me the best part is being able to select the exact mid frequency you want to boost or cut. It’s also super cool that there are four different curves you can choose from on the treble boost/cut. All these features make for a very versatile preamp you can use to dial in any sound you want right on your bass.In response to the other review on here I don’t know what that guys problem was. When you install the knobs you just have to make sure you leave a little space between the knobs and the nut below them. All you have to do is just lift up slightly on the knob while you tighten the set screw.Timothy

Overall: Dont even bother with this junk…..Will never EVER buy again. EVER!!!!If I could give this system a 0 instead of 1 star I would. I bought this set close to a year ago and it has been a nightmare the whole time. The biggest problem with this system is the "d" shape shafts on the concentric pots. I tried knobs that I had ordered for this upgrade and they did not work very well because the upper small knob kept dragging on the top of the bottom larger knob. I contacted EMG and they said that they sold knobs on their website so I ordered those knobs. They did the same thing. I contacted them again and they wanted me to send them the set with the plate where the pots were attached to. I sent them the whole thing yet they could not fix the problem and sent it back to me with no solution. They are not willing to give me back my money so a year later and I am still stuck with this useless set from EMG. I have installed many high end preamps and also cheap preamps from China and all the pots are always smooth. EMG should be embarrassed to sell this junk. Right now it is still in its box not being used because when I tried to use it the knobs kept sticking and it was very embarrassing. NEVER AGAIN will I by from EMG. They have really let me down. I am at the process of contacting the commerce department in their area to file a complaint. All this calamity because they want to save a buck.Sotero

Incredible system with the EMG JA series Jazz bass pick ups. Made my Marcus Miller Jazz sound 10 times better than it started with which was awesome.randy9148

I must've been living under a rock. I just discovered Aguilar stuff. After listening to some samples of the TH, I was impressed. After getting it from MF and hooking it up to my five string Peavey Foundation, I was instantly hooked. I'll never play a note again without this thing. Yes, it's that good. I love that you can get scooped sounds for funk and distorted sounds for rock. It makes any bass, especially a passive one, sound like it costs like a million. Downside is Aguilar stuff is a little pricy, but I got the MF discount, and I'll probably get their other pedals if I can find a great deal on them. I highly recommend this pedal.Bassdude123

Good thing – eq doesnt colorize the sound and makes it bigger and warmer. Bad thing – AGS mode makes signal louder. You cant switch device when playing song without dB jump. But you can keep AGS allways on. In fact, I would recommended this device for people, who wants to add big sound to passive basses on stage or in studio.dimakanda

This thing just sounds great. The tone stack seems perfect for bass. I couldn't dial in a bad sound once I had the gain's and master's for both pedals set. I use a Markbass Compressore in front of it. The secret to the AGS boost is to keep the Tone Hammer's gain LOW and use the Master for makeup gain. Start at 9:00 and adjust from there. Then the AGS boosts the signal for soloing just enough to sound like a tube amp on the edge of breakup but still sounds like your "tone" and not a fuzztone. I haven't tried the DI partblues_disciple

This enhances the Graphtech Ghost bridge I installed. Installation was relatively simple since all the wiring is modular and plugs into the pre amp. Minimal soldering was required for the jack and switches. There are a lot of wires so the electronic cavity in my guitar is full but I did not have to enlarge it or modify the cavity.Martin

Absolutely the best acoustic guitar sound from any electric guitar hands down. I've tried and owned aftermarket piezo systems and OEM piezo equipped guitars, the ghost just has that nature sound. It reacts like a "plugged in" acoustic guitar. Soft passages are smooth and even, all the strings have equal output, something the other systems did not have. Step into it and the Ghost just gets dynamic, no piezo "quack" or unnatural thin, sharp distorted tones. Add the fact that string breakage becomes a thing of the past, will pay for its self inside a couple of months. Once you've been able to play a cool acoustic intro, then light into the electric chorus, you'll never go back!Anonymous

Put this in my LP Studio and I've got better acoustic tones than many Taylor players I've heard. The difference on the Graphtech compared to regular piezos is dramatic. This setup is worth every penny!bdotson--vm.q

I listened to several demos and was excited to use this pedal. However, it just produces too much noise and hiss. I appreciate that it could be my bass with no shielding but I have 4 other brands of pedal, all silent except 1 cheap OD pedal and even this has far less noise. So effectively pedal is unusable. I tried to use the Ampeg in all positions – bass direct, in effects loop and various paces in my chain but no difference. Definitely try/consider before you buy.William S.

If your handy with a soldering iron, this pre amp can be used in many ways, not just with the included pots. Nice clean tone.5000bassman

I've only heard good review for this preamp. Which instantly made me skeptical. Well after blowing my other preamp (all my fault) I tried it and man I should have bought it years ago, it's everything I need and them some. I'm not quite sure how to make this sound like a Real review I sure don't want this to sound like a paid review I don't do paid reviews, especially if I'm spending money on a product.The Groovinator

This box is terrific. My basses sound great through it and there is a wide range of tones available. The scrambler circuit is a real hayride. Im running an instrument, a mic and an iPod through it and it all works great. My cheap electric guitar even sounds worth keeping now. My issue is power. The battery is buried behind the back plate. You have to open the box to get to it. The box does not come with a power supply. Musicians Friend benignly neglects to tell you this. You should talk to MF for power supply suggestions.tomgray56

Overall: I recently picked up an inexpensive Bugera rig for live gigs, which was great "oomf" for the price, but it didn't quite have the tone or character I wanted. Very flat sound, but affordable! Enter the SCR-DI! I wanted something with some crunch built in, that also had DI out. But the headphone out and AUX in on this definitely peaked my interest, as its always nice to have after-hour practice options. I plugged it into my head, and as soon as I switched it on I was in tone heaven. Even with the EQ settings all set flat, this box gave my bass tone that color and chunk I was looking for. Then of course with the Ultra Hi/Lo settings there's even more flexibility on how round, snappy, or smooth you want. The scrambler sounds great. I prefer the drive and blend both set to 12-o'clock, just to give some crunch on the top end, that gets more dirty the harder you play. Cranked all the way is almost fuzz territory. The paint job makes it look plastic but it's a rugged all metal chassis so I'm sure this'll be part of my rig for a while. Overall I'm super pleased with this. Highly recommended if you're in need of a DI box or just looking for an all-in-one solution to make your rig sound more Ampeg-ish.Alexander

Sound: The pedal has a buffered sound. When not using the preamp, you'll need to use another pedal to boost volume levels. That said, I love the tone stack. The SVT sound really comes through. I really like the way my bass sounds through it. Can't really say if the tone stack "colors" the bass tone. For my style and my current bass set up in praise and worship (Yamaha TRBX305 with Aguilar Super Doubles and a Seymour Duncan STC-3P), I begin with my EQ set to noon. If I'm using a lot of finger style that day, I'll boost the mids to about 1 or 2 o clock, and sometimes the bass to about 1 o clock. For slap and funk tones, I like to set the bass and treble to 1 o clock. and mids at noon. Features: I love that I can use it as a practice amp. We went through some struggles recently and had to get rid of a fender halfstack and found myself with nothing to practice with. This pedal made practice possible. I'm not really a fan of the overdrive circuit, and currently have a love/hate relationship with it. The ultra-hi and lo settings are interesting. I don't use the ultra hi boost, but the ultra low I'll use with overdrive to help make up for any bottom end I lose. Sometimes I'll use it too if I need thick bass for something slow but epic. My only wish is that I could have slightly better EQ controls, specifically with the mids, maybe a parametric sweep, or even a switch with preset frequencies. Ease of Use: Very easy to use. Beware, if you put a battery into it, it will buffer your signal even if it's off. I really like that I can unscrew the back pack without the use of tools of any kinds. The rubber pads underneath are designed to also function as thumb screws, very easy to take off and replace, which makes replacing batteries on the fly a very simple task. Quality: The pedal feels heavy and tough, but I cannot yet speak on it's reliability although it hasn't failed yet. Value: It's expensive but worth it. The Wow Factor: No real wow factor. It is a nice solid pedal but nothing crazy or particularly special about it. Overall: I love this pedal. My purpose for purchasing this pedal was to improve my bass tone. I figured the best way was to look for something I could use to split my signal between the stage amp and the house system at my church. I'm not a fan of the stage rig we use, so this pedal allows me to bypass the rig. The best part was the added unexpected bonus of total ground noise elimination! For some reason, utilizing the XLR output from the amp head to the house resulted in ungodly amounts of noise. I now get a cleaner signal to the house and can better control my volume (the stage rig is very old and has sensitive volume controls).Christian

If your handy with a soldering iron, this pre amp can be used in many ways, not just with the included pots. Nice clean tone.5000bassman

I've only heard good review for this preamp. Which instantly made me skeptical. Well after blowing my other preamp (all my fault) I tried it and man I should have bought it years ago, it's everything I need and them some. I'm not quite sure how to make this sound like a Real review I sure don't want this to sound like a paid review I don't do paid reviews, especially if I'm spending money on a product.The Groovinator

I ordered this to replace the malfunctioning preamp in my Peavey Cirrus USA 5 string bass. Had to do some modification with the wiring since the factory pickups aren't EMGs. Sounds amazing! This is actually the third one that I've purchased (I installed one in my Spector Legend 5 Custom, one in my Peavey Cirrus USA 5, and THIS one that I'm going to install into my Cirrus USA 6). I used to not be a fan of stacked mid controls, but the BQS system changed my thinking!bassdude70

Not quite what I'd hoped for. I was looking for a more portable alternative to my Scarlett Solo, but it didn't quite do the job. Well made and good-looking piece of kit, just not for me.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

The Palmer Pocket Bass Amp is the perfect solution for those times and places where practicing through an amp is not possible. It's preamp system is excellent, and the ability to use an external audio source (e.g. backing track, MP3 file) to learn new songs is very helpful. I also have to note that this little box is not JUST for bass guitars. I am successfully using it with acoustic/electric and electric guitars for practice. It's a great value – lots of features packed into a small footprint for not a lot of money.timonbass

I installed it on an Aria Pro Elite II bass and it now sounds cleaner and have much more control of my tone. The best part is I didn't have to drill any holes in the body, just routed out some room in the control cavity.3dogguy

If your handy with a soldering iron, this pre amp can be used in many ways, not just with the included pots. Nice clean tone.5000bassman

I've only heard good review for this preamp. Which instantly made me skeptical. Well after blowing my other preamp (all my fault) I tried it and man I should have bought it years ago, it's everything I need and them some. I'm not quite sure how to make this sound like a Real review I sure don't want this to sound like a paid review I don't do paid reviews, especially if I'm spending money on a product.The Groovinator

My principal use of the Radial Bassbone OD is for playing a 2007 Yamaha TRB-1005 five-string active bass as accompaniment for a grand piano and 4-part choir at Sunday morning Mass in a church space that seats several hundred. I need to connect to both the house sound system and an amplifier. The Bassbone DI delivers a clean, quiet signal and it's great to be able to select post-EQ for the DI since the house sound is a non-adjustable, set-it-and-forget-it system. Also, the high pass filter switch has made it easy to get rid of the boominess I otherwise get in this space but keeps the clean fundamental tones I want. I run one pedal through the fx loop, always on. It's very convenient that there's always a signal to the tuner jack, even when the mute foot switch is engaged. That makes it possible to quickly tune before and during the service without having to separately mute the amplifier and the house sound. Because of the nature of the music and the setting, use of the overdrive circuit is limited, but I do find that with the Drive, Mix and Tone knobs turned down low, it still helps the notes "sing" a bit, which is effective on slower passages where notes benefit from a little more sustain. The EQ makes it easy to dial in a sound that supports what's coming out of the piano so the two instruments really sound like they belong together. At home, I also play a '73 passive P-bass through the Bassbone and have noticed the sound benefits considerably from the Drag adjustment available on Channel B. In combination with the EQ section and the Mid frequency select switch, I get the best sound from the P-bass I've ever had. So, for me, the Bassbone OD has great connectivity capabilities and makes it easy to get a pleasing and controllable sound. I'm not a professional player, but do have an obligation to have a professional sound for the type of music and the space where I play. That makes it well worth the price.AJ

Bought this little gem used but in excellent condition. The first thing i noticed when taking this thing out of the the box was how solid and well built it really is. Not only are all the switches and knobs solid and well placed but it's all the little things that make this pedal so good. Having a pre – post switch on the DI, being able to set up the overdrive function for overdrive, efx or both. The PZB, Drag and Blend controls along with the fact of just having a knob to turn instead of having to scroll through a bunch of presets. I love the fact that I can switch between my fretted and fretless bass sound with just the click of the A/B switch. In my case I play a lot of gigs that are straight to the PA (no amp) and this pedal if perfect for this. My PA guy almost loves this pedal more than I do.Mr. Montuno

I'm soon going to post a youtube review about the pedal. As you can see from the pic I have some of the pedals the Xtomp models. Xotic bb-preamp, rc booster, Super overdrive, and a few more out of site. I A/B tested them and in some cases the 2 were undistinguishable. Generally the difference are in the output level, noise level, 1 case a slight difference in the mids, but they captured the essence of the pedals they modelled very well. What the Xtomp gives you is the ability to have many different sounds at your fingertips. A variety of booster, overdrives, distortions, that all sounds very different from each other. You can stack pedals in front of it and behind it very well. This is a 5 star pedaldscataglini

The effects and amp models are realistic. The sound is great. It stacks super well, I use an overdrive in front of it, makes the amp models come to life. Sound good either way! You can get cab sims on most amp models on the stereo unit by using the right (bottom) in.output jacks. I need more, because the sounds are awesome. Responsive. Hotone's modelling system is the best I've ever heard. The price, service, and speedy delivery were also great! Sam Ash is a great store, always high quality instruments, effects, and amplifiers!Shawnoh

I bought this to explore new sounds without the individual cost of buying unique pedals. Once I found what I was looking for I went out and got those to build my chain, The unit sounds great and could absolutely be used as a permanent part of your board if you choose. Love the way the knobs change color to reflect whats loaded and which control is available. The software is super easy to use.Justin

The preamp was phasing in and out, the sound was very harsh, the sound engineers ended up disconnecting it and did their own EQ to produce an excellent sound from the k&k pure preamp. An unfortunate experience, I shall be returning it for another, maybe it's just a faulty preamp?Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

pure pre amp was just what i needed to get the best out of my pure pickup and dreadnaught guitar it also improves on the sigma preamp on the 00015 e i bought from andertons a perfect matchReviewed by Andertons Music Co.

I purchased the Preamp for use with my Cello and couldn't be happier. The preamp gives the boost I needed for my own sound system and gives me greater control when I'm connected to other's systems.mtbrend

Great preamp that is definitely not a one trick pony. Many different routing options which can easily meet individual players requirements. Deep channel sounds similar to a clean Ampeg SVT. The drive channel reminds me of a dirtier ampeg tone similar to the V4B. Unaffected out allows routing to onstage amps or pedalboards for more tonal options. Can be the center piece of rig or an additional component to an existing rig. The GED2112 can be perfect for project studio applications as well.martinguyom21

Using the settings in the back as a starting point, I was able to quickly and easily dial in my bass sound. In addition, my bass sound is now stronger, punchier and carries more weight than ever before. This unit is something I have been dreaming about for 18 years, and it did not disappoint.StevenTriP